Hallmark Channel Premiere | November 25, 2019
In this movie, Averie and Jesse were once a singing duo who became famous with their Christmas hit, "Wouldn't Be Christmas." I have trouble with the idea that a Christmas hit can make you famous, but I'll accept it. After a bad breakup, she bought an inn, and he started an ill-advised solo career. Their paths collide years later when Jesse is stranded at Averie's inn, The Blue Spruce. Together, they buy Christmas trees, bake cookies, plan a community Christmas festival, and sing their hit single to save the day when festival carolers get sick. There is a lot of build up to this final song, which is pretty lackluster.
I have very little to say about this movie. It wasn't bad. It wasn't good. It just was. Hence the C.
What I would like to talk about is Hallmark's duty to its viewers. I didn't say much about our Holiday Hearts character adding logs to a gas fireplace, but I feel I must speak up about this movie's blatant disregard for poinsettias. You see, I speak from experience.
During one of our first Christmases together, my husband and I went all-out with our Christmas decor. We put up the decorations, added lots of house lights, and then decided to line our outdoor window box with poinsettias. What we did not know is that the poinsettia, despite being a symbol of Christmas, is actually a tropical plant. Our Christmas window box looked beautiful for exactly 17 minutes, after which our poinsettias succumbed to the below-freezing temperatures and died a painful death. We felt pretty foolish, but as the leading channel for Christmas, Hallmark should know better.
Hallmark gets an A on: Chaley Rose; Chaley Rose's winter coats; ugly sweaters
Hallmark gets a D on: suggesting that a hot chocolate bar is a novel idea; excessive pregnant belly-rubbing; torturing tropical plants
Grade: C
* Note Grading Scale:
A = This is seriously a good movie. It will remain on my DVR for the season.
B = Totally exceeded my expectations. I'm happy to recommend.
C = This is an average Hallmark movie. Good holiday fun.
D = I'm disappointed... but I watched it. Why not?
F = I actually had a hard time getting through this one. And that says a lot.
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